xiii, 332 pages : 29 cm

Sketches many of the colorful field commanders, discusses the weaponry and uniforms, and unfolds the battle events, strategy, and tactics during the American Revolution

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-321) and index

War begins -- British attack on Charleston, 28 June 1776 -- Cherokee war -- Savannah, 1778-1779 -- Sir Henry Clinton's capture of Charleston, 1780 -- Loyalists in the south -- Battle of Camden, 16 August 1780 -- Brigadier General Francis Marion -- Fighting partisans of the backcountry -- Battle of King's Mountain, 7 October 1780 -- Battle of Blackstocks, 20 November 1780 -- Battle of Cowpens, 17 January 1781 -- Weapons and uniforms -- North Carolina campaign and Guilford court house -- Battle of Hobkirk Hill, 25 April 1781 -- Capture of Augusta and the Seige of Ninety Six -- Quinby Bridge, 17 July 1781 -- Battle of Eutaw Springs, 8 September 1781 -- Yorktown campaign-first phase -- Yorktown campaign-second phase -- Why the British lost the war in the south -- Chronology of the revolution, 1775-1783

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